Why are the disaffected youth of today wasted on Islamic fundamentalism? S tried to float the idea of communist muslim revolutionaries, I tried to sink it. Even though I have, since last month, felt great sadness that 'ordinary-looking' youngsters are willing to lay down their lives for Allah (peace be upon him), but not for the ultraleft.
S bemoaned the "will to stupidity" of our fellow students. In his wonderful Dublin accent, he labelled them "politically, fockin tick".
He's been reading Republic lately, so his next thought was how to indoctrinate radical muslims properly - that is, to overthrow capitalism (instead of just blowing up commuters). I wheeled out my (t)rusty old arguments equating the values of religion and western consumer society (dogmat passim) but he wasn't impressed. He then made a crucial distinction between Hamas and Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, which, unfortunately, was lost to me in the pub's din. The discussion faltered and we ended up talking about squatting.
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